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Charles Yancey Major 1770–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1770

Birth Location: Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Apr 1857

Death Location: Buckingham, Virginia

Father: Rev. Yancey

Mother: Ann Crawford

Spouse(s): Nancy Spencer

Children(s): Elizabeth Yancey, Mary Yancey, Francis Yancey

In 1770, Charles Yancey Major entered the world in Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA, born to Rev Robert Yancey And Ann Crawford. Charles Yancey Major married Nancy Ann Spencer, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Yancey, Francis Westbrook Spencer Yancey, Mary Chambers Horsley Yancey. Charles Yancey Major passed away in 1857 in Buckingham, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Charles Yancey Major entered the world in Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA, born to Rev Robert Yancey And Ann Crawford.
  • Charles Yancey Major married Nancy Ann Spencer, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Yancey, Francis Westbrook Spencer Yancey, Mary Chambers Horsley Yancey.
  • Charles Yancey Major passed away in 1857 in Buckingham, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Yancey
1743–1774
Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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Ann Crawford
1752–1814
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia,E.U.A.
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Spencer
1769–1795
Birth Location: Travelers Rest, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Yancey
1794–1877
Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia
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Mary Yancey
1792–1873
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia
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Francis Yancey
1793–1793
Birth Location: –
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Charles Major's Ancestors

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Charles Major
1770–1857
Birth Place: Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rev. Robert Yancey
1743–1774
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Ann Crawford
1752–1814
Hanover, Virginia,E.U.A.
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Major's Descendants

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Charles (Yancey) Major (22 Mar 1770–28 Apr 1857) m. Nancy ((Ann)) Spencer (10 May 1769–29 May 1795)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Yancey 1794–1877 m. Richard (Gregory) Morriss 1795–1867
    1. 1. Charles (Yancey) Morriss 1826–1884 m. Paulina (Burr) Garland 1828–1890
      1. 1. Bettie Morris 1866–
      2. 2. Juliette (Cornelia) Morriss 1867–
      3. 3. Charles (Garland) Morris 1857–1934
      4. 4. Richard (Garland) Morriss 1850–1887
      5. 5. Walter (Cornelious) Morriss 1857–1920
      6. 6. William (M.) Morriss 1861–1885
      7. 7. Virginia (Lee) Morriss 1864–1899
      8. 8. Mary (Anderson) Morriss 1856–1890
      9. 9. Samuel Morris 1848–
  2. 2. Mary (Chambers (Horsley)) Yancey 1792–1873
  3. 3. Francis (Westbrook Spencer) Yancey 1793–1793

Charles Major's Timeline

2 Records

1770
22 Mar 1770
Birth of Charles Yancey Major in Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1857
28 Apr 1857
Age 87
Death of Charles Yancey Major in Buckingham, Virginia
Buckingham, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1770
    Event Place: Trinty Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1857
    Event Place: Buckingham, Virginia
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